It has been a busy first half of Term 2 in Maths. Lots of learning and lots of checking student understanding (aka assessment tasks).
These are the topics that Senior School have worked on so far this term:
- Year 7 – Fractions and percentages
- Year 8 – Algebraic techniques and index laws
- Year 9 (A-Pathway) – Financial Mathematics
- Year 9 (B-Pathway) – Right-angled triangles
- Year 10 (A-Pathway) – Indices, exponentials and logarithms
- Year 10 (B-Pathway) – Measurement
- Year 11 Standard – Perimeter, area and volume
- Year 11 Advanced and Extension 1 – Trigonometric functions
- Year 12 Standard 2 – Annuities and Non-linear relationships
- Year 12 Advanced – Trigonometric functions and Motion and rates
- Year 12 Extension 1 – Vectors, Motion and rates and Projectile motion
- Year 12 Extension 2 – Further integration
Upcoming assessment tasks:
- Year 7 – Week 8
- Year 8 – Week 8
- Year 11 Standard and Advanced – Week 8
- Year 12 Standard, Advanced and Extension 2 – Week 7
- Year 12 Extension 1 – Week 5
Later this term, we will also have the opportunity to send a team of four students to participate in the HICES Mathematics Challenge 2025 and compete against students from other schools who have a passion for Mathematics and problem solving. Here is a photo of our team diligently working through some problems during our first training session together.
Math Challenge:
Can you prove that a2+b2=c2?
Mr Andrew Lim
Assistant Faculty Coordinator - Mathematics